Fodder-binder



(No Model.) I l J. K. ILGES & G. H. EARNEST.

FODDER BINDER.

.385. Patented June 17,1890.

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J ERAMIAH K. ILGES, OF" TREMONT, AND GEORGE. I-I. EARNEST, OF SPRING- FIELD, OHIO; SAID ILGES ASSIGNOR AND SAID EARNEST ASSIGNOR OF ONE-SIXTH TO IRIVIN A. ILGES, OF TREMONT, OHIO.

FODD ER-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,385, dated June 17, 1890.

Application filed August 30, 1889. Serial No. 322,492- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- ings c on which bearings the binding or Be it known that we, J ERAMIAH K. ILGES, compressing arms e. and e are mounted, suitof Tremont, and GEORGE H. EARNEsT, of able washers c a being placed on said jour- Springfield, both citizens of the United States, nals between said arms and the cross-bars a 5 residing at the places named, in the county a. These binding or compressing arms are of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented cermade of suificient length so that when in the tain new and useful Improvements in Husknormal position, as shown in Fig. 1, the outer ing-Tables and Fodder-Binders, of which the ends thereof rest on the top of the frame or following is a specification. table a a on opposite sides thereof, the inner 1o Ourinventionrelatestoahusking-tableand ends of said arms being extended and proa binding device for binding fodder. vided with eyes ff, into which are attached The object of our invention is to provide a connectinglinks f f These connectingsimple device adapted to serve as a huskinglinks f f are both connected attheir other table for husking corn from the shock, suitends by a single connecting-eye f to an oper- 15 able means being also provided for gathering ating-lever g. This operating-lever g is pivthe fodder together in a bundle and binding otedat its rear end in a hanger g, which is the same after the corn has been husked theresecured to one of the cross-bars a and exfrom. p I tends downwardly beneath the frame or table Our invention consists in the various cona a. The front end of the operating-lever g 20 structions and combinations of parts hereinis extended byond the table a a, as shown in after described, and set forth in the claims. Fig. 1; in convenient reach of the operator.

In the accompanying drawings, which form Each of the binding or compressing arms e a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a lonand e is provided with an outwardly-projectgitudinal sectional elevation view of a device ing hook h h, formed integral with said arm 25 embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan or connected in any suitable manner thereto, view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional view as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. These hooks h h showing some of the parts in detail, hereinafare cord-retaining hooks, and are adapted to ter referred to. Fig. 4 is a detail view show hold each end of a cord 2', with which the foding a modification in the cord-retaining hooks. der is to be bound.

0 Like parts are indicated by similar letters The machine as thus constructed is made of reference throughout the several views. light and strong and is adapted to be carried In the said drawings, a a represents a main by the operator to a convenient position in the frame or table, which consists, essentially, of field where the huskingis to be done. Asuitan outer rectangular frame having center able amount of corn is taken from the shock 3 5 cross-bars a a. This frame is preferably and placed upon the table, so that the stalks constructed of wood, the parts forming the shall lie across the cross-bars a a. The corn frame being as light as consistent with is husked therefrom by the operator, who strength and joined together with corner anleaves the fodder spread out upon the table gle-pieces b, the center cross-bars a a being a a. After the corn is all removed the oper- 40 joined to the main frame a a by channel or ator places his foot upon the lever g, which, 0 U-shaped pieces I) b. The frame or table through theoperation of the connecting-links thus formed is supported at a suitableheight f f, acting on the extended portions of the by legs d d. compressing-arms e and c, forces the said At or near the center of the table and exarms upwardly about the fodder gathering 5 tending between the cross-bars aa' is asleeve and compressing the same into a bundle and 5 0, supported on a fastening-bolt c, which excarrying the cord 1' around said bundle in a tends through said sleeve and through the convenient position forfastening. Thehooks said cross-bars a'ct'. The sleevecis provided 71. and h are preferably placed in different with two projecting flanges or shoulders c 0 relative positions on the arms 6 and e, the

50 and at eachendbeyond said fiangeswithbearhook h being placed about midway in the length of the arm 6, while the hook h is placed near the outer end of the arm a. As the arms are brought up to compress the bundle, the outer ends thereof cross each other, thus bringing the ends of the cord in convenient posi- -tion for tying or fastening by the operator.

est the operator.

In operation a suitable numberof the cords 1' may be prepared ready for use, so that after each bundle is compressed and tied another cord may be placed in the retaining-hooks, so as to be ready for operation. As before stated, the compressing-arms when in the normal position rest with their outer extremities on top of the table. In order to gather and compress the bundles, these arms are made of the shape shown in Fig. 1, each being formed with an S-shaped or ogee curve, so that the outer portion 70 of each arm serves to gather the fodder in position within the inner portions 76 of each arm, where it is compressed ready for binding, the outer curved portions 10 of each arm being thus adapted to gather the fodder and gradually force it as the arms are raised into the inner portions It, thus forming a shapely and compact bundle. As each bundle is secured the operator releases the lever g, and the weight and shape of the arms will cause them to descend to their normal positions, as shown in Fig. 1, after which another cord is placed in the retaining-hooks and the machine is again ready for operation.

The device as thus described, it will be seen, is simple in its construction and operation. It may be economically constructed, an d,while strong and durable, may be readily transported from place to place by the operator when husking corn from the shock.

Having thus described our invention, we claimp l. The combination, with a suitable frame or table, of the ogee or S-shaped arms concentrically pivoted near the middle of said frame or table and extending in opposite directions on each side of their pivotal center, so that the inner portions of, said arms rest normally below said frame or table, with their outer extremities resting on the top on either side of said table, connecting-links extending from the inner ends of said arms to a single connecting-point on the operating-lever, a pivoted connection between said leverand frame, and cord-retaining hooks on said arms, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a suitable frame or table having a straight top in ahorizontal plane and provided with center cross-bars thereon, of the curved arms concentrically pivoted near the middle of said bars and extending in opposite directions on each side of their pivotal center, so that the inner portions of said arms rest normally below the upper surface of said frame or table, with the outer extremities of said arms resting on the top on either side of said table, an operating-lever located under said table, and connecting-links extending from acommon connecting-point to the inner ends of said arms, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 24th dayof August, A. D. 1889.

J ERAMIAH K. ILGES. GEORGE H. EARNEST. lVitnesses:

PAUL A. STALEY, JOSHUA Soorr. 

